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After a long fall, the two crashed into a deep subterranean lake, which extinguished the flames of the Balrog's body; however it remained "a thing of slime, stronger than a strangling snake". They fought in the water; the Balrog clutched at Gandalf to strangle him, and Gandalf hewed the Balrog with
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tried to place a "shutting spell" on the door to block the pursuit behind them, the Balrog entered the chamber on the other side and cast a "terrible" counterspell. Gandalf spoke a word of Command to stay the door, but the door shattered and the chamber collapsed. Gandalf was weakened by this
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Tolkien does not address this specifically for Balrogs, though in his later conception, as at the Bridge of Khazad-dûm, the Balrog appears "like a great shadow, in the middle of which was a dark form, of man-shape maybe, yet greater". Though previously the Balrog had entered the "large square
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The Dwarves attempted to fight the Balrog, but its power was far too great for them. In their efforts to hold Khazad-dûm against it, many Dwarves were killed: Durin's successor Náin ruled for only a year. The survivors were forced to flee. This disaster reached the
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chamber" of Mazarbul, at the Bridge of Khazad-dûm it "drew itself to a great height, and its wings spread from wall to wall" in the vast hall. The Balrog's size and shape, therefore, are not given precisely. When Gandalf threw it from the peak of
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notes the difference, saying that in earlier versions they were "less terrible and certainly more destructible". He quotes a very late marginal note that was not incorporated into the text saying "at most seven" ever existed; though in the
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At this writing Tolkien contemplated an edict of the Valar concerning Balrogs, having Gandalf challenge the Balrog by saying "It is forbidden for any Balrog to come beneath the sky since Fionwë son of Manwë overthrew
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material. He is physically massive and strong, and in one version he is some 12 feet tall. He wields a black axe and whip of flame as his weapons. He holds the titles of the Lord of the Balrogs, the High Captain of
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A figure strode to the fissure, no more than man-high yet terror seemed to go before it. They could see the furnace-fire of its eyes from afar; its arms were very long; it had a red .
1469:, p.179 "the number of Balrogs that perished was a marvel and a dread to the hosts of Melkor, for ere that day never had any of the Balrogs been slain by the hand of Elves or Men." 98:. Balrogs are tall and menacing beings who can shroud themselves in fire, darkness, and shadow. They are armed with fiery whips "of many thongs", and occasionally use long swords. 4732: 6639: 4753: 6653: 6457: 5112: 3995: 4574: 1266: 1429:, p. 194: "... it pierced the Balrog's belly nigh his own face (for that demon was double his stature) ...". For comparison, other Maiar are of human size: Olórin ( 275:, spirits of fire whom Melkor had corrupted before the creation of the World. Power of the order of Gandalf's was necessary to destroy them, as when Gandalf at the 623:, until finally the Balrog fled into the primordial tunnels of Moria's underworld. Gandalf pursued the monster for eight days, until they climbed to the peak of 117:, angelic beings like the Valar, though of lesser power. Tolkien invented the name "Balrog", providing an in-universe etymology for it as a word in his invented 6202: 2082: 850:
to mean "Aethiopian". He wondered why the Anglo-Saxons would have had a word with this meaning, conjecturing that it had formerly had a different meaning. He
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instantly recognized the Balrog and Gandalf tried to hold the bridge against it. As Gandalf faced the Balrog, he proclaimed, "You cannot pass, flame of
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about the battle of Glorfindel with the Balrog in that text, where both were killed by falling into the abyss, just like Gandalf and the Balrog in
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As Maiar, only their physical forms could be destroyed. Tolkien says of the Valar and the Maiar that they can change their shape at will, and move
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and the eagle Thorondor; and Sauron lost his ability to assume a fair-seeming form after his physical body was destroyed in the downfall of
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Tolkien's conception of Balrogs changed over time. In all his early writing, they are numerous. A host of a thousand is mentioned in the
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when Ecthelion of the Fountain, a Noldorin Elf-lord, intervenes. Gothmog fights Ecthelion in single combat, and they kill each other.
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In Tolkien's later conception, Balrogs could not be readily vanquished—a certain stature was required by the would-be hero. Only
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encounter. The company fled with him, but the Orcs and the Balrog, taking a different route, caught up with them at the
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The critic Clive Tolley notes that the contest between Gandalf and the Balrog on Durin's bridge somewhat recalls a
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made another attempt to retake Moria. His party managed to start a colony, but was massacred a few years later.
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language. He may have gained the idea of a fire demon from his philological study of the Old English word
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Alexander Bruce's comparison of Gandalf's stand in Moria with Byrhtnoth's action in the Battle of Maldon
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A real-world etymological counterpart for the word "Balrog" existed long before Tolkien's languages, in
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The Keys of Middle-earth: Discovering Medieval Literature Through the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien
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contest, but that a far closer parallel is medieval vision literature, giving the example of
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had depicted Balrogs without wings; Jackson's films used the design of Tolkien illustrator
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The name "Balrog", but not the meaning, emerges early in Tolkien's work: it appears in
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had similar wings, expressing its "satanic, demonic nature". Earlier artists such as
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is "Lungorthin, Lord of Balrogs". This might be another name for Gothmog, though
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is often considered Gothmog's Quenya name; however, in the Quenya name-list of
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states that this both "helped to naturalise the Balrog" and contributed to the
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The Fellowship of the Ring travelled through Moria on the quest to destroy the
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For another 500 years, Moria was left to the Balrog; though according to
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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J. R. R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
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This article is about J. R. R. Tolkien's Balrogs. For other uses, see
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Echoes of Eden: Reflections on Christianity, Literature, and the Arts
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introduces a Balrog as a butler; this Balrog is described as polite.
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thought it more likely that Lungorthin was simply "a Balrog lord".
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Tolkien felt acutely the error made by the English commander, the
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rivalled their capacity for ferocity and destruction; during the
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books featured Balrogs among other Middle-earth characters like
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Durin's Bane, the Balrog in Moria. Artwork by Markus Röncke.
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and its early drafts speak frequently of the whips of fire.
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ch. 18 "Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
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Race of evil fire-demons in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
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List of things named after J. R. R. Tolkien and his works
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began to put his plans for war into effect, and he sent
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to step ashore and win the battle. Alexander Bruce, in
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Ideology in The Lord of the Rings: a Marxist Analysis
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Both Gandalf and the Balrog fall into the abyss. The
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tells the others "This is a foe beyond any of you."
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Balrogs appear also in Tolkien's 13: 6966:Middle-earth Collectible Card Game 4726:Tolkien, Race and Cultural History 4600:The Complete Guide to Middle-earth 2080: 1582:, Appendix A, Part I, Section (i). 738:'demon', with a Quenya equivalent 711:'demon', with a Quenya equivalent 551:for "Black Pit" or "Black Chasm". 284:unclad in the raiment of the world 203: 14: 7057: 6998:Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game 6928:Gondor: The Siege of Minas Tirith 4691:Tolkien and the Invention of Myth 1720:, "The Etymologies", p. 359, 372. 1597:, book 3, ch. 5 "The White Rider" 1249:; after a lawsuit brought by the 1219:, the Balrog is a playable hero. 881:(ᛋ), the latter connotation from 687:An early list of names described 385:, he leads a force that ambushes 4962: 3290:The Lost Road and Other Writings 2999: 2884:The Lost Road and Other Writings 1445:gigantic) and more magnificent." 1023:also contrasts the two leaders. 32: 6012:The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien 4607:A Companion to J. R. R. 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Tolkien 4719:Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth 3996:Ancestry as guide to character 3132:The Adventures of Tom Bombadil 2534:: Revised and Expanded Edition 2134:"Junius 11 "Exodus" ll. 68-88" 1460: 1448: 1420: 1408: 1396: 1354: 1328: 1140:The Balrog in Peter Jackson's 1131: 990:Moria and the Battle of Maldon 982:poet's account of the monster 163:According to the mythology in 1: 6892:The One Ring Roleplaying Game 4887:The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen 4656:J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia 3120:The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen 1866:, Part I, Appendix: Names in 1317: 1260: 970:mentions that the fire-demon 637:Gandalf's prophet-like status 184:. After the awakening of the 6781:The Lord of the Rings Online 2354:Gewirtz, Eric (8 May 2008). 2265:Bruce, Alexander M. (2012). 2210:Bruce, Alexander M. (2007). 2092:. p. 55. Archived from 1984: 1938:Vol. 1, No. 3. December 1932 912:implied "rather the sons of 844:, used in texts such as the 788: 483:. It survived the defeat of 448:Lay of the Children of Húrin 248:In the published version of 7: 6683:The Battle for Middle-earth 6590:Game Two: Shadows of Mordor 6019:The History of Middle-earth 4952:Tolkien's impact on fantasy 4179:Tolkien's impact on fantasy 3347:The Peoples of Middle-earth 3282:The Shaping of Middle-earth 2445:Baird, Scott (2 May 2020). 2376:Roper, Chris (8 May 2008). 1636:, "The Bridge", pp. 197-198 1278:Restaurant to Another World 974:carries both a sword and a 964:, notes that the Old Norse 904:", and ultimately to Latin 896:was related to Old English 832:Tolkien was a professional 693:Tolkien's invented language 313:The Balrog of Moria used a 237:, while at the storming of 215:fighting the Balrog on the 10: 7062: 7005:Lego The Lord of the Rings 6899:Adventures in Middle-earth 6734:Lego The Lord of the Rings 6704:The Rise of the Witch-king 6641:The Fellowship of the Ring 6378:The Fellowship of the Ring 6054:The Nature of Middle-earth 5930:List of weapons and armour 4840:The Fellowship of the Ring 3853:List of weapons and armour 3386:The Nature of Middle-earth 3076:The Fellowship of the Ring 2624:The Fellowship of the Ring 2519: 1348:The Fellowship of the Ring 1322: 1264: 1160:The Fellowship of the Ring 1099: 993: 499:, one of the Mountains of 351: 156: 152: 139:, in the streaming series 18: 6989: 6957: 6908: 6878:Middle-earth Role Playing 6867: 6741:Guardians of Middle-earth 6565: 6534: 6484: 6438: 6404: 6372: 6361: 6318: 6309: 6250: 6192: 6165: 6115: 6080: 6063: 6033:The History of The Hobbit 5942: 5895: 5869: 5782: 5773: 5743: 5678: 5478: 5433: 5424: 5341: 5266: 5098: 4980: 4971: 4960: 4880:The Scouring of the Shire 4828: 4805: 4740:Tolkien and the Great War 4587: 4548:Works inspired by Tolkien 4530: 4463: 4452:Nightfall in Middle-Earth 4384: 4301: 4292: 4267:The Atlas of Middle-earth 4258: 4171: 3981: 3872: 3865: 3808: 3698: 3550: 3412: 3401: 3371:The History of The Hobbit 3356: 3243: 3234: 3141: 3113:The Scouring of the Shire 3049: 3042: 3007: 1945:Vol. 3, No. 2. 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He is about to kill 367: 336: 228: 7046:Middle-earth monsters 6327:The Lord of the Rings 6291:The Lord of the Rings 6271:The Lord of the Rings 6259:The Lord of the Rings 6212:The Lord of the Rings 6125:A Map of Middle-earth 6026:The Children of Húrin 5984:The Road Goes Ever On 5128:Death and immortality 5078:The Road Goes Ever On 5055:A Elbereth Gilthoniel 4873:The Council of Elrond 4818:The Lord of the Rings 4798:The Lord of the Rings 4733:Tolkien's Legendarium 4477:The Road Goes Ever On 4419:The Lord of the Rings 4404:The Lord of the Rings 4280:A Map of Middle-earth 4023:Death and immortality 3826:Red Book of Westmarch 3339:The War of the Jewels 3274:The Lays of Beleriand 3195:The Children of Húrin 3090:The Council of Elrond 3069:The Lord of the Rings 2852:The Lays of Beleriand 2694:The Lord of the Rings 2662:The Lord of the Rings 2630:The Lord of the Rings 1830:, Appendix F, Part II 1339:The Lays of Beleriand 1265:Further information: 1222:A Balrog features in 1139: 1100:Further information: 1060:enemy across causeway 994:Further information: 809: 725:The Lord of the Rings 682:The Lord of the Rings 475:, encountered by the 473:The Lord of the Rings 466: 359: 332: 328:The Lord of the Rings 326:In earlier drafts of 250:The Lord of the Rings 211: 157:Further information: 129:The Lord of the Rings 77:The Lord of the Rings 6576:Journey to Rivendell 6283:Hordes of the Things 6047:The Fall of Gondolin 5735:Watcher in the Water 5703:Witch-king of Angmar 4900:List of translations 4512:At Dawn in Rivendell 4505:A Night in Rivendell 4492:The Tolkien Ensemble 4326:Brothers Hildebrandt 3848:Two Trees of Valinor 3211:The Fall of Gondolin 2234:Croft, Janet Brennan 2006:Abbott, Joe (1989). 1621:, pp. 169, 181, 194. 1102:The Fall of Gondolin 1078:Bridge of Khazad-dûm 944:; an epithet of the 858:, and in his essay " 750:'demon'). The last 673:The Fall of Gondolin 605:Bridge of Khazad-dûm 575:During the reign of 436:The Fall of Gondolin 422:, Tolkien describes 277:Bridge of Khazad-dûm 217:bridge of Khazad-dûm 6597:War in Middle Earth 6543:The Hunt for Gollum 6097:The Last Ringbearer 5383:Narrative structure 5378:Impression of depth 4995:Company of the Ring 4016:Round World dilemma 3568:Eärendil and Elwing 3221:The Fall of Númenor 2943:Christopher Tolkien 2911:Christopher Tolkien 2879:Christopher Tolkien 2847:Christopher Tolkien 2815:Christopher Tolkien 2783:Christopher Tolkien 2751:Christopher Tolkien 2719:Christopher Tolkien 2560:Solopova, Elizabeth 2527:Carpenter, Humphrey 2335:. 23 September 2022 1976:Christopher Tolkien 1777:, Appendix A (III). 1028: 1021:Janet Brennan Croft 666:In-universe origins 477:Company of the Ring 453:Christopher Tolkien 445:In Tolkien's early 254:Christopher Tolkien 234:Quenta Silmarillion 82:Company of the Ring 7031:Middle-earth Maiar 6840:War of Three Peaks 6517:The Rings of Power 6451:Hobbiton Movie Set 6415:Concerning Hobbits 6299:Der Herr der Ringe 6232:Misty Mountain Hop 6089:Bored of the Rings 5913:Phial of Galadriel 5243:Sound and language 5138:Dreams and visions 5108:Addiction to power 4635:A Question of Time 4437:The Rings of Power 4356:Alexander Korotich 4153:Sound and language 4033:Dreams and visions 2599:(Third ed.). 2570:Palgrave Macmillan 2479:on 16 October 2011 2244:. pp. 93–94. 1743:Parma Eldalamberon 1192:real-time strategy 1186:Balrogs appear in 1147: 1026: 892:. 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5140: 5135: 5130: 5125: 5120: 5115: 5110: 5104: 5102: 5096: 5095: 5093: 5092: 5087: 5086: 5085: 5083:A Walking Song 5080: 5075: 5070: 5065: 5058: 5046: 5041: 5040: 5039: 5034: 5033: 5032: 5027: 5017: 5007: 5002: 4997: 4992: 4986: 4984: 4975: 4969: 4968: 4961: 4959: 4957: 4956: 4955: 4954: 4949: 4947:Works inspired 4944: 4943: 4942: 4937: 4932: 4922: 4917: 4909: 4908: 4907: 4902: 4892: 4891: 4890: 4883: 4876: 4869: 4859: 4858: 4857: 4850: 4847:The Two Towers 4843: 4832: 4830: 4826: 4825: 4822: 4821: 4813: 4807: 4806: 4803: 4802: 4793: 4792: 4785: 4778: 4770: 4761: 4760: 4758: 4757: 4750: 4743: 4736: 4729: 4722: 4715: 4708: 4701: 4694: 4687: 4680: 4673: 4666: 4659: 4652: 4645: 4638: 4631: 4624: 4617: 4610: 4603: 4595: 4593: 4585: 4584: 4581: 4580: 4578: 4577: 4572: 4571: 4570: 4565: 4560: 4555: 4545: 4540: 4534: 4532: 4528: 4527: 4525: 4524: 4523: 4522: 4515: 4508: 4501: 4489: 4488: 4487: 4480: 4467: 4465: 4461: 4460: 4458: 4457: 4456: 4455: 4446:Blind Guardian 4443: 4442: 4441: 4432: 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1262: 1259: 1251:Tolkien Estate 1226:'s 2017 album 1166:The Two Towers 1149:The Balrog in 1133: 1130: 1097: 1094: 1091: 1090: 1083: 1080: 1075: 1069: 1068: 1061: 1054: 1049: 1043: 1042: 1039: 1036: 1033: 991: 988: 937: 934: 860:Sigelwara Land 792: 787: 785: 782: 667: 664: 481:Mines of Moria 460: 457: 353: 350: 348: 345: 260:Annals of Aman 205: 202: 154: 151: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 7058: 7047: 7044: 7042: 7039: 7037: 7034: 7032: 7029: 7028: 7026: 7007: 7006: 7002: 7000: 6999: 6995: 6994: 6992: 6988: 6982: 6981: 6977: 6975: 6974: 6970: 6968: 6967: 6963: 6962: 6960: 6956: 6950: 6949: 6945: 6943: 6942: 6938: 6934: 6931: 6929: 6926: 6924: 6921: 6920: 6919: 6918: 6914: 6913: 6911: 6907: 6901: 6900: 6896: 6894: 6893: 6889: 6887: 6886: 6882: 6880: 6879: 6875: 6874: 6872: 6870:playing games 6866: 6856: 6855: 6851: 6849: 6848: 6844: 6842: 6841: 6837: 6835: 6834: 6830: 6828: 6827: 6823: 6821: 6820: 6816: 6814: 6813: 6809: 6807: 6806: 6802: 6800: 6799: 6795: 6793: 6792: 6788: 6787: 6785: 6783: 6782: 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6363:Peter Jackson 6360: 6353: 6352: 6348: 6345: 6341: 6340: 6336: 6333: 6329: 6328: 6324: 6323: 6321: 6317: 6314: 6312: 6308: 6301: 6300: 6296: 6293: 6292: 6288: 6285: 6284: 6280: 6277: 6273: 6272: 6268: 6265: 6261: 6260: 6256: 6255: 6253: 6249: 6240: 6236: 6233: 6229: 6226: 6222: 6221: 6220: 6217: 6214: 6213: 6208: 6205: 6204: 6200: 6199: 6197: 6195: 6191: 6184: 6183: 6179: 6176: 6175: 6171: 6170: 6168: 6164: 6158: 6155: 6153: 6150: 6148: 6145: 6143: 6140: 6136: 6133: 6131: 6128: 6127: 6126: 6123: 6122: 6120: 6118: 6117:Illustrations 6114: 6107: 6106: 6102: 6099: 6098: 6094: 6091: 6090: 6086: 6085: 6083: 6079: 6075: 6071: 6066: 6062: 6056: 6055: 6051: 6049: 6048: 6044: 6042: 6041: 6037: 6035: 6034: 6030: 6028: 6027: 6023: 6021: 6020: 6016: 6014: 6013: 6009: 6007: 6006: 6002: 6000: 5999: 5995: 5993: 5992: 5988: 5986: 5985: 5981: 5977: 5974: 5972: 5969: 5967: 5964: 5963: 5962: 5961: 5957: 5955: 5954: 5950: 5949: 5947: 5941: 5931: 5928: 5924: 5921: 5920: 5919: 5916: 5914: 5911: 5909: 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Index

Balrog (disambiguation)
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J. R. R. Tolkien
Middle-earth
high-fantasy
The Lord of the Rings
Company of the Ring
Moria
The Silmarillion
his legendarium
dragons
First Age
Morgoth
Maiar
Sindarin
Sigelwara
Ralph Bakshi
Peter Jackson
The Rings of Power
computer and video games based on Middle-earth
Tolkien's monsters § Fallen angels
The Silmarillion
Vala
Melkor
Maiar
Arda
Elves
Angband
Valinor
Ungoliant

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